High Avalanche Danger Today in: Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, & Idaho Avalanche.org is reporting HIGH avalanche danger today, 12/28/24, in: Wyoming Utah Colorado Washington Oregon Idaho Large amounts of new snow and weak snowpack structure are generally to blame for the elevated avalanche danger in these regions. HIGH avalanche danger is likely to continue in these regions through the weekend and potentially beyond. If you must go backcountry skiing/riding in these […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2024 0 Comments
State of the Western US Snowpack: California, Oregon, and Nevada 200% Average, Montana and Wyoming 75% It’s still early in the season, but this image of the current snowpack across most of the western states makes for good reading. As winter approaches, the latest snow water equivalent data from December 4 reveals a varied snowpack across the Western United States, with some states experiencing exceptional early-season conditions while others lag behind. Oregon is leading the charge with […] SnowBrains | December 4, 2024 0 Comments
Skiing the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington When you look at a map of the Pacific Northwest, it’s easy to focus on the iconic Cascade Mountains’ captivating beauty and awe-inspiring volcanoes running north to south. That said, a lesser-known mountain range, the Blue Mountains, aka the “The Blues,” is equally as beautiful, albeit more remote, and positioned in the interior of Washington and Oregon. Let’s first gain […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | November 10, 2024 0 Comments
Central Oregon Locals Form B Corp With Intent to Purchase Mount Bachelor Resort Last month, on August 22, POWDR Corporation announced it was selling Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, Vermont, to local passholders, as well as three other resorts, including Mount Bachelor, Oregon. Related: Following Sale of Killington Resort, VT, POWDR Also Wants to Sell 3 Other Resorts Shortly after the announcement, a local effort emerged to buy the resort in Central Oregon […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 2, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Alpine Skier Luke Winters Weds Long-Term Girlfriend in Beautiful Ceremony in Oregon U.S. Alpine skier Luke Winters married his long-term girlfriend Cassandra Ingram on July 13 in a beautiful ceremony in their native Oregon. The pair had been an item since freshman year in high school and have been engaged since September 2022. Winters competes in Slalom and Giant Slalom as well as Combined and made his FIS World Cup debut […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 21, 2024 0 Comments
Surfing Oregon – Why, When, Where? A cold, wild coast that can regularly generate numbers like 24-foot swells at 8-second intervals with 100mph wind gusts and a sea temperature of 46 degrees, Oregon is neither for the faint of heart nor the physically frail. But it does have some damn good surfing, and for all levels despite its notoriety. Pronounced “organ,” by locals, the coastal state […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2024 0 Comments
State of the Western U.S. Snowpack: Season-Saving February for California, Wyoming, Oregon While Utah/CO Thrive and PNW Still Lags Behind February was a good month for most of the West. The states with an already near-average snowpack at the start of the month like Utah and Nevada got several big storms that have put them well above average for this time of year, with Colorado also now sitting at a slightly above-average snowpack. But where the February snow really […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Timberline, OR, Report: Oregon Powder Day Report from March 1, 2024 As a lifelong Oregonian who has toured around Timberline Lodge at least thirty times, today was the first time I rode the lower lifts. I spent two early August mornings on Palmer alongside the U.S. Ski Team, but those were desperation plays that could not have felt more different than today. The Pacific Northwest spent […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
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